Escalator accidents happen every 2nd day in Montreal Metro

STM launched safety campaign after Naima Rharouity's 2014 death, but few commuters know about it

The STM has logged 626 escalator accidents between January 2014 and June 2017. On average, that's an accident on a Metro escalator every second day in Montreal. (CBC)

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Despite a safety campaign following the 2014 death of Naima Rharouity, whose hair and clothing were caught in an escalator at Fabre Metro station, the number of accidents on Montreal Metro escalators has remained constant.